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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
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Objectively I think it’s good. Personally a lot of it went over my head. I don’t understand structures and forms of poetry so I could not understand his critiques. I did take away something from the book and it’s given me a new perspective on poetry. Would not recommend without basic knowledge of poetry structures and forms.
call me a lernerhead, i thought this was great! just a real good, memorable angle to take on poetry at large. shifted the way i think ab it, especially in his exploration of virtual v actual poems. i feel like you can't ask much more from a book length essay on poetry.
if you have the time, def read this rather than the extract on poetry foundation. i mean the extract is fine, but you're missing a lot of the fun. like the sidenotes (if that's what you'd call em) !
if you have the time, def read this rather than the extract on poetry foundation. i mean the extract is fine, but you're missing a lot of the fun. like the sidenotes (if that's what you'd call em) !
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simply one of the best writers of this generation - terse, exacting, nuanced, impassioned - informed by reading as much as experience and artistic praxis, a joy to read
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as a novice to lit crit and a shameful avoider of poetry, Lerner created a welcoming introduction into those worlds. the title allows the interested and the skeptical to walk in easily. it's digestible at under 100 small pages, offering history and insight into the complicated definition and criticism of poetry.
this was my first exposure to Lerner. I felt safe among his beautiful prose as he tackled what I thought were somewhat difficult concepts to a dilettante like me. while the topics might not be for everyone, sometimes falling into futility, it's worth a read if you have any interest in attempts to uncover and excavate the depths of art.
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this was my first exposure to Lerner. I felt safe among his beautiful prose as he tackled what I thought were somewhat difficult concepts to a dilettante like me. while the topics might not be for everyone, sometimes falling into futility, it's worth a read if you have any interest in attempts to uncover and excavate the depths of art.
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